Aeschynanthus gracilis C.S.P.Parish ex C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Trichosporum gracile (C.S.P.Parish ex C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aeschynanthus gracilis C.S.P.Parish ex C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : On trees in forested valleys
  • Key identification features : Stems ca. 30 cm, puberulent or spreading short hispid. Leaves opposite; leaf blade elliptic to narrowly obovate, leathery, adaxially puberulent, glabrescent, drying wrinkled, abaxially puberulent, not punctate, base cuneate to rounded, margin entire, apex acute to rounded; lateral veins invisible.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-April
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aeschynanthus gracilis. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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